On 2022-01-19 12:39, Rik Kabel via ntg-context wrote:
This is still a problem with the current standalone.
\definelabel[X][text=]
\startTEXpage[offset=1cm]
\X\X[a]\X[b]\X\par
\convertnumber{R}{\ref[number][a]}
\convertnumber{G}{\ref[number][b]}
\stopTEXpage
%% The above example fails to compile when there is no tuc file,
%% complaining of a missing number in line 4. When lines 4
%% and 5 are removed and the file is compiled, producing
%% a .tuc file, and then they are restored, the example
%% compiles without error. The effect of having or not having
%% an associated .tuc file does seem a bit odd.
Surely there is a way to get the number from a label reference that
can then be converted to a numeral of choice.
--
Rik
(A year later) Is there still no way to do this without resorting to the
.tuc-file gimmick?
The need is to take a label reference number and display it under a
different numberconversion regime.
--
Rik
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